Reddit on May 2, 2010: Top Posts and Discussions

Sunday, May. 2nd 2010

News on 5/2/10

More than 3,000 European Jews, including prominent intellectuals, have signed a petition speaking out against Israeli settlement policies and warning that systematic support for the Israeli government is dangerous.
r/worldnews · dulieu · 1096 pts
Car bomb found in parked SUV in Times Square - Street vendor notices smoke and alerts authorities.
r/worldnews · sisko2k5 · 464 pts
Every single Calvin and Hobbes strip ever made, ever, all in a slick AJAX interface with instant full-text dialog search.
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 377 pts
BP CEO Hayward says to fellow executives: “What the hell did we do to deserve this?” Let's see: How about a spotty safety record, insistence on voluntary 'trust me' self-regulation, a drilling plan that ignored key risks, and failure to use best shut-off technology to save a few bucks?
r/news · EllieElliott · 288 pts
Everywhere, bankers are parasites and a blight on humanity: Germany getting ready to bail out Greece, Greece's top banker will make a considerable sum off of German taxpayer money. Why do we continue, all around the world, to allow this?
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 64 pts
Eight million gallons of water per hour are leaking into the Charles River in Boston; metro area under boil water order.
r/news · [deleted] · 62 pts
Mexico's crime syndicates increasingly target authorities in drug war's new phase
r/worldnews · Maxcactus · 49 pts
Island of music and murder, With 268 armed gangs or neighbourhood 'corner crews' locked in deadly turf wars, Jamaica is one of the most violent societies on earth.
r/worldnews · dulieu · 42 pts

Politics on 5/2/10

Sports on 5/2/10

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Student wins a gold medal at a Scholastic art competition and a $10,000 scholarship for their painting. Only problem? They stole it from another artist's deviantart picture.

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NANG NANG NANG NANG CRASH.

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Little kid wanted to see if his hair felt the same as a president's.

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222,222mi 22mph @ 2,200rpm (222.2 trip) - Toyota T100

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Reddit, the guy in the suit comes to my campus from time to time to condemn us all to hell. Then this fellow showed up.

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Modern Vermeer

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The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975

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Portrait of Crime [PIC]

r/pics · 470 pts

Reddit on May 2, 2010

Sunday, May. 2nd 2010

News on 5/2/10

More than 3,000 European Jews, including prominent intellectuals, have signed a petition speaking out against Israeli settlement policies and warning that systematic support for the Israeli government is dangerous.

Car bomb found in parked SUV in Times Square - Street vendor notices smoke and alerts authorities.

Every single Calvin and Hobbes strip ever made, ever, all in a slick AJAX interface with instant full-text dialog search.

BP CEO Hayward says to fellow executives: “What the hell did we do to deserve this?” Let's see: How about a spotty safety record, insistence on voluntary 'trust me' self-regulation, a drilling plan that ignored key risks, and failure to use best shut-off technology to save a few bucks?

Everywhere, bankers are parasites and a blight on humanity: Germany getting ready to bail out Greece, Greece's top banker will make a considerable sum off of German taxpayer money. Why do we continue, all around the world, to allow this?

Eight million gallons of water per hour are leaking into the Charles River in Boston; metro area under boil water order.

Mexico's crime syndicates increasingly target authorities in drug war's new phase

Island of music and murder, With 268 armed gangs or neighbourhood 'corner crews' locked in deadly turf wars, Jamaica is one of the most violent societies on earth.

Politics on 5/2/10

Rush Limbaugh on the oil spill: "The ocean will take care of this on its own if it was left alone and left out there. It's natural. It's as natural as the ocean water is."

Obama says Pay Baby, Pay: "Let me be clear: BP is responsible for this leak. BP will be paying the bill"

In 2008, Illegal immigrants paid $13bn into Social Security. They collected only $1bn in benefits.

American Meat Is Even Grosser Than You Thought. "Mexican authorities rejected US beef because the meat exceeded Mexico's regulatory tolerance for copper. The meat was returned to the US, sold and consumed, because the US has no regulatory threshold for copper in meat. Incidents like this are..."

Reminder: The number of Afghan civilians killed by US bombs has surpassed the death toll of the 11 September attacks. That milestone was passed on January 2, 2002

Sports on 5/2/10

Bettman's worst nightmare: Montreal Canadiens Vs Vancouver Canucks. And it just might happen.

18-year-old Ryo Ishikawa shoots 12-under 58, the lowest score ever on a major golf tour.

The U.S. 2010 World Cup official home kit revealed, and contest! - Dirty Tackle - World Soccer Blog - Yahoo! Sports

World's Greatest Father and Son Tandem

Snooker world number one John Higgins has reportedly agreed to take a £261,000 bribe to lose frames in four separate matches later this year.

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